Rhodenderon's Dancing Lily (Bada Lee)

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Pabalik na ako nang may humawak sa braso ko. Nakita kong si Lilian ito at napatingin ako sa likod niya. 

Saan naman siya nanggaling?

"Did you join our crew just to annoy me?", diretso niyang tanong

She still doesn't change, masiyado pa ring mataas ang tingin niya sa sarili niya.

"Why would I? Not everything is about you, Lilian", aniko at saka inalis ang kamay niya sa'kin.

Napansin ko ang pamumula nito at medyo halata iyon. Tinignan ko ng masama ang babae nang mapansing may sasabihin pa ito, pero tinalikuran ko na siya at saka pumasok sa loob. 

Nang makapasok ay dumiretso na ako sa pwesto ko at saka kinain yung pinabili. Maya-maya ay pumasok na rin sa loob si Lilian.

Pagkatapos kong kumain ay kinuha ko ang handkerchief sa bag at saka itinali ito sa braso ko. I looked at it carefully at mukhang magkakaroon ito ng pasa.

Nagpahinga lang ulit ako ng kaunti para mapababa ang kinain at saka tumayo. Isinuot ko ang earbuds ko at saka sumayaw sa isang tabi. I recalled Theon's lecture earlier and tried to execute it in my dancing.

Not too fluid nor too sharp. I should also be careful with my expression but people shouldn't notice it. I also just didn't focus on what he said, I also tried to use my own techniques.

I was so engrossed with my dancing and singing the song, feeling it even more that I didn't notice them taking a break already. Once I'm done, I remove my earbuds and look around, just to see them watching me. Namula ang aking pisngi sa hiya at agad na nakisama sa kanila.

"You really dance so well, Nari. Why don't you just join us instead of enrolling for a class?", tanong sa'kin ni Thea.

"I don't think I can commit to joining any crew as of now since I'm still studying. For now, I'm focusing on improving myself. Maybe soon, you know?", sagot ko.

"But why did you choose us? Was it because of Azalea?", pahabol pa ng isa.

I must admit, Azalea is indeed an excellent dancer but she's not the reason why I joined. 

"I heard about her and also watched some of her videos online, but no. I joined here because this is the best crew in our city, right?", nakangiti kong sagot at mukhang nasiyahan naman sila sa narinig.

Nagpatuloy pa kami sa pag-uusap at nagtatawanan pa nang napatingin ako sa pwesto ko. I saw Azalea sitting there while scrolling through her phone. Bigla namang napadako ang tingin ko sa drinks na nasa tabi niya kaya naman tumayo ako at lumapit sa kaniya.

"Hi", bati ko saka umupo sa tabi.

Tinignan niya ako at saka ngumiti. 

Why does her smile look so beautiful? Especially when her eyes smile too.

I'm still questioning what she did in her past life to be reborn like this. Looking at her at this distance is like a dream for me. I'm not really a fan of her and I just watched some of her clips online but god knows how true the comments on her videos state how breathtaking she looks in person. 

Her face shape is oval, paired with a prominent nose and natural pink lips. Her eyes are like a slit whenever she smiles but when she's just looking at you, it's like lively yet intimidating. A singkit person na mabango.

"I see that you're already getting along with others", she commented at napangiti na rin ako.

"Yes. I'm actually relieved by that fact", pag-amin.

"Why?"

"I kinda find it hard to build a connection with others, that's why"

I saw her nod. She then looked at Thea's group and now, her side profile is my view. I noticed that her lashes are also naturally curled and long. Looking at it, hindi maiwasang maplay ng utak ko yung meme before sa 90 days fiancee.